Chapter 31. Red Eye
Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
The most common type of eye disorder is:
1.
A. Refractive errors
B. Macular conditions
C. Neurological conditions
D. Astigmatisms
Which of the following findings should trigger an urgent referral to a cardiologist or neurologist?
2.
A. History of bright flash of light followed by significantly blurred vision
B. History of transient and painless monocular loss of vision
C. History of monocular severe eye pain, blurred vision, and ciliary flush
D. All of the above
The first assessment to complete related to the eyes is:
3.
A. Eye lids
B. Visual acuity
C. Extraocular movements
D. Peripheral vision
It is important to not dilate the eye if is suspected.
4.
A. Cataract
B. Macular degeneration
C. Acute closed-angle glaucoma
D. Chronic open-angle glaucoma
Which of the following is true concerning adjustment of diopters during funduscopic exam?
5.
A. Moving towards more positive diopters shifts examiner’s focus posteriorly
B. Moving towards more negative diopters shifts examiner’s focus anteriorly
C. Moving towards more positive diopters broadens the examiner’s field of view
D. Moving towards more negative diopters broadens the examiner’s field of view
A clinician can assess the alignment of the eyes by all except:
6.
A. Checking for a symmetric light reflex
B. Observing eye movements
C. Performing cover/uncover exam
D. Measuring the palpebral gap
The fundoscopic examination allows the clinician to directly observe:
7.
A. Cranial nerve I
B. Cranial nerve II
C. Cranial nerve III
D. Cranial nerve IV
Shining a light directly on one pupil should make the other pupil constrict. This is called the:
8.
A. Accommodation response
B. Red reflex
C. Corneal light reflex
D. Consensual pupil response
Your patient describes blurry vision as well as halos and glares in response to bright lights or when driving in the dark.
9.
There is no pain. These are symptoms of:
A. Glaucoma
B. Macular degeneration
C. Cataracts
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, While assessing visual acuity, you notice that the patient is turning his head “side-to-side” for an oblique, or peripheral,
10.
view of the Snellen chart, raising your suspicion that the patient may suffer from:
A. Glaucoma
B. Cataract
C. Macular degeneration
D. Amaurosis fugax
When examining the six cardinal fields of gaze, the clinician is assessing function of:
11.
A. CN III
B. CN IV
C. CN VI
D. All of the above
Your patient has been treated for glaucoma for 5 years. Which of the following will provide indication of the level of
12.
progression during the funduscopic examination for this patient?
A. Checking the macula
B. Estimating cup-to-disk ratio
C. Verifying a red reflex
D. Extraocular movements
A patient describes a brief episode of visual impairment where it was as if a dark shade was gradually coming down
13.
over one eye. The vision returned a moment later. This is most commonly described in which condition?
A. Glaucoma
B. Cataracts
C. Amaurosis fugax
D. Macular degeneration
A Marcus-Gunn effect involves:
14.
A. Abnormal pupillary responses
B. Abnormal visual acuity
C. Abnormal funduscopic findings
D. All of the above
In the following condition, patients often describe a sudden, large flash of light with gradual loss of vision in one eye.
15.
A. Amaurosis fugax
B. Acute glaucoma
C. Temporal arteritis
D. Retinal detachment
Macular degeneration is a visual disturbance due to:
16.
A. Sudden head trauma
B. Ischemia of the central retinal artery
C. Elevated intraocular pressure
D. Physiological aging
An Amsler grid is used to evaluate which of the following conditions?
17.
A. Optic neuritis
B. Macular degeneration
C. Amaurosis fugax
D. Retinal detachment
The most common cause of eye redness is:
18.
A. Conjunctivitis
B. Acute glaucoma
C. Head trauma
D. Corneal abrasion
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Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
The most common type of eye disorder is:
1.
A. Refractive errors
B. Macular conditions
C. Neurological conditions
D. Astigmatisms
Which of the following findings should trigger an urgent referral to a cardiologist or neurologist?
2.
A. History of bright flash of light followed by significantly blurred vision
B. History of transient and painless monocular loss of vision
C. History of monocular severe eye pain, blurred vision, and ciliary flush
D. All of the above
The first assessment to complete related to the eyes is:
3.
A. Eye lids
B. Visual acuity
C. Extraocular movements
D. Peripheral vision
It is important to not dilate the eye if is suspected.
4.
A. Cataract
B. Macular degeneration
C. Acute closed-angle glaucoma
D. Chronic open-angle glaucoma
Which of the following is true concerning adjustment of diopters during funduscopic exam?
5.
A. Moving towards more positive diopters shifts examiner’s focus posteriorly
B. Moving towards more negative diopters shifts examiner’s focus anteriorly
C. Moving towards more positive diopters broadens the examiner’s field of view
D. Moving towards more negative diopters broadens the examiner’s field of view
A clinician can assess the alignment of the eyes by all except:
6.
A. Checking for a symmetric light reflex
B. Observing eye movements
C. Performing cover/uncover exam
D. Measuring the palpebral gap
The fundoscopic examination allows the clinician to directly observe:
7.
A. Cranial nerve I
B. Cranial nerve II
C. Cranial nerve III
D. Cranial nerve IV
Shining a light directly on one pupil should make the other pupil constrict. This is called the:
8.
A. Accommodation response
B. Red reflex
C. Corneal light reflex
D. Consensual pupil response
Your patient describes blurry vision as well as halos and glares in response to bright lights or when driving in the dark.
9.
There is no pain. These are symptoms of:
A. Glaucoma
B. Macular degeneration
C. Cataracts
D. Diabetic retinopathy Downloaded by Ce Co ()
, While assessing visual acuity, you notice that the patient is turning his head “side-to-side” for an oblique, or peripheral,
10.
view of the Snellen chart, raising your suspicion that the patient may suffer from:
A. Glaucoma
B. Cataract
C. Macular degeneration
D. Amaurosis fugax
When examining the six cardinal fields of gaze, the clinician is assessing function of:
11.
A. CN III
B. CN IV
C. CN VI
D. All of the above
Your patient has been treated for glaucoma for 5 years. Which of the following will provide indication of the level of
12.
progression during the funduscopic examination for this patient?
A. Checking the macula
B. Estimating cup-to-disk ratio
C. Verifying a red reflex
D. Extraocular movements
A patient describes a brief episode of visual impairment where it was as if a dark shade was gradually coming down
13.
over one eye. The vision returned a moment later. This is most commonly described in which condition?
A. Glaucoma
B. Cataracts
C. Amaurosis fugax
D. Macular degeneration
A Marcus-Gunn effect involves:
14.
A. Abnormal pupillary responses
B. Abnormal visual acuity
C. Abnormal funduscopic findings
D. All of the above
In the following condition, patients often describe a sudden, large flash of light with gradual loss of vision in one eye.
15.
A. Amaurosis fugax
B. Acute glaucoma
C. Temporal arteritis
D. Retinal detachment
Macular degeneration is a visual disturbance due to:
16.
A. Sudden head trauma
B. Ischemia of the central retinal artery
C. Elevated intraocular pressure
D. Physiological aging
An Amsler grid is used to evaluate which of the following conditions?
17.
A. Optic neuritis
B. Macular degeneration
C. Amaurosis fugax
D. Retinal detachment
The most common cause of eye redness is:
18.
A. Conjunctivitis
B. Acute glaucoma
C. Head trauma
D. Corneal abrasion
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